Continuing creative expression and education from the comfort of your own home.
Created by the Huntington Theatre Company's Education Department Huntington @ HomeSchool is a collection of FREE online classes led by Huntington staff and artisans. Classes cover everything from Shakespeare, acting, directing, lighting design, color theory, and more!
Huntington @ HomeSchool courses are available to anyone interested – you don’t have to live in Boston or Massachusetts – you only need an interest in the topic being covered. Anyone and everyone is welcome to register and these public classes are meant to be enjoyed by all ages! We also have additonal resources for teachers and educators.
Courses will be offered for free via Zoom or Facebook Live (course platform is indicated in each description). To sign-up, fill out the Google form and we will email you the log-in information. Classes offered via Facebook live will be posted on the Huntington Theatre Company Facebook page, and do not require a sign up. All classes need a minimum of five (5) participants to run. Class registrations will close at 11:59pm the day before the class is being offered.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
GETTING TO KNOW THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT @3pm
Instructor: Meg O’Brien, Director of Education
Join Meg as she discusses the Education Department at the Huntington Theatre Company. Who are we? What programming do we offer? How can you get your students and children involved? Offered via Zoom.
REGISTER HERE
BLACK-OUT POETRY @6pm
Instructor: J. Sebastián Alberdi, Literary Associate
An introduction to black-out poetry, what it is, how it works, some examples from famous black-out poets. A crash-course in taking existing work and creating poetry from it Offered via Zoom. Class size: limited to 15 participants.
REGISTER HERE
THURSDAY, MAY 28
TOUR A MILLINERY STUDIO @6pm
Instructor: Denise Wallace-Spriggs, Costume Crafts Artisan
Tour a professional millinery studio and ask questions, while she works on a small millinery project. Denise will also share a few of her costuming secrets.Offered via Zoom.
Class size: limited to 25 participants.
REGISTER HERE
FRIDAY, MAY 29
PRODUCTION Q&A @3pm
Instructor: Bridget Collins, Assistant Lighting Supervisor
We will connect with our patrons and students and give them an opportunity to ask more questions about production and what we do! While my role at the Huntington is with the Lighting Department I have worked on shows in many different roles within the production team. Offered via Zoom.
Class size: limited to 15 participants.
REGISTER HERE
FOR TEACHERS:
The Huntington Theatre Company's Education Department recognizes the challenges of remote learning, as all schools across the Commonwealth have closed due to Coronavirus. We have curated a collection of classes and workshops that our staff and staff across the Huntington are willing to teach remotely, designed to last between 30 and 60 minutes
GUEST LECTURES TEACHER TRAININGS